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Lara Alqasem arrived in Israel last Tuesday on a valid student visa but was blocked from entering the country on suspicion of supporting a Palestinian-led boycott campaign.

U.S. Student Detained In Israel

Oct 09, 2018
Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, was barred from entering Israel last Tuesday and ordered to be deported. She appealed the decision and has been detained ever since.
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World
Journalist Peter Beinart, seen here in Atlanta in 2012, is among the outspoken critics of Israeli policies toward Palestinians who have been interrogated upon arrival in Israel.

Israel Defends Interrogations Of Left-Wing Activists At Airport

Oct 01, 2018
Civil rights advocates have decried the recent questioning of people upon arrival in Israel about their pro-Palestinian activism and political beliefs.
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Middle East

With Plans To Demolish A West Bank Village, Israel Orders Palestinians To Vacate

Sep 30, 2018
Israel has ordered Palestinians to vacate a West Bank village slated for demolition. Activists have gathered there to protest the plans.
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National

Trump Administration Revokes Visas For Palestinian Envoy

Sep 16, 2018
A Palestinian official is condemning the U.S. decision to revoke the visas of the family of a Palestinian envoy to the U.S.
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Israeli-Palestinian Coverage
Special representative for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meet in Ramallah, West Bank on May 25, 2017.

U.S. Will No Longer Fund Peace-Building Programs For Palestinians

Sep 15, 2018
The U.S. has cut hundreds of millions of dollars for Palestinians, to pressure Palestinian leaders to work with the U.S. on peace efforts.
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Israeli-Palestinian Coverage

Palestinian Refugees And The 'Right To Return'

Sep 12, 2018
The Trump administration recently announced it was no longer giving money to a program for Palestinian refugees. In cutting the funding, the U.S. shifted away from decades of policy.
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Israeli-Palestinian Coverage
The Washington office of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which is now set to close.

Trump Administration To Close Palestine Liberation Organization Office In D.C.

Sep 10, 2018
The decision will shutter the Palestinian diplomatic mission to the U.S. The U.S. says the PLO has not taken steps to begin 'meaningful negotiations' with Israel.
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Israeli-Palestinian Coverage
Pierre Krahenbuhl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), speaks at a press conference in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday. On Friday, the U.S. announced it would cease funding of the aid organization

U.S. Ends Funding Of U.N. Agency That Supports Palestinian Refugees

Aug 31, 2018
"The United States will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation," the State Department said. It's a loss of about $300 million in funding for schools and clinics.
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World
Two Palestinian girls walk in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip in 2017.

U.S. Cuts More Than $200 Million In Aid To Palestinians

Aug 24, 2018
The State Department announced the Trump administration's decision to cut assistance to Palestinians on Friday. It said the money will now be redirected to "high-priority projects elsewhere."
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Middle East
Palestinians receive aid at a United Nations food distribution center in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip this week.

Trump May Cut Suspended Aid To Palestinians Soon

Aug 10, 2018
After freezing millions of dollars in assistance, the Trump administration may be on the verge of formally cutting off the aid.
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Middle East
At St. John Eye Hospital in Gaza, a Palestinian surgeon removes a woman's cataract using surgery equipment branded with a sticker that says, in Arabic, "From The American People." U.S. funding subsidizes these surgeries for Palestinians who could not oth

U.S. Palestinian Aid Cuts Hit Gaza Hospitals, Jobs And Wallets

Aug 01, 2018
Cuts in U.S. aid to Gaza are being felt in poor communities where people are losing food vouchers and some medical services.
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Israeli-Palestinian Coverage
Tamimi has become an icon for many Palestinians. A billboard in Nabi Saleh shows her photo with the words "Go away occupation."

Palestinian Teen Protest Icon Released From Israeli Prison

Jul 29, 2018
Seventeen-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who has become a symbol of Palestinian defiance, was released after serving an eight month sentence for slapping Israeli soldiers.
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World
A Syrian civil defense volunteer, known as the White Helmets, holds the body of a child after he was pulled from the rubble following a government forces air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of Karm Homad in the northern city of Aleppo, on Oct. 4,

'Rescuing The Rescuers': Stranded Syrian White Helmets Evacuated By Israel

Jul 22, 2018
In a "Hail Mary" operation, the Israeli military evacuated hundreds of Syrian rescue volunteer workers to Jordan amid the Syrian regime's offensive against rebel-held parts of the country.
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Sports
Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association, stands in front of a sign thanking Argentine star Lionel Messi for his boycott of the Latin American country's pre-World Cup friendly with Israel. Palestinian leaders celebrated the cancellatio

Argentina's Move To Cancel Soccer Match With Israel Draws Cheers, Condemnations

Jun 06, 2018
It was supposed to be a simple exhibition soccer game Saturday in Jerusalem. But after Argentina cancelled it, the would-be friendly has instead become the centerpiece of some international hostility.
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Interviews
Dana Levy, with her 2-year-old son. She met Mohammed Saqar met when they were teenagers.

A Longtime Israeli-Palestinian Friendship Falls Apart

Jun 03, 2018
"It's difficult for him to ... not see me as an Israeli who is causing all this pain to him and his family," says Dana Levy, who became friends with Mohammed Saqar of Gaza when they were teens.
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Parallels
Shaike El Ami prepares Sabbath dinner in his apartment. A member of a progressive Orthodox synagogue, he tries to create common ground between Orthodox and nonreligious Jews.

Israelis Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Jerusalem

May 30, 2018
One small apartment building near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is emblematic of Israelis' mixed attitudes about the city.
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Parallels
Ahmed Abu Artema is an organizer of the Palestinians' weeks-long protests at the Gaza border.

After U.S. Embassy Move, What Actually Changes For Israelis And Palestinians?

May 20, 2018
Have the past week's developments changed anything in their conflict? Demands are the same and impasses remain, but the United States' role in potential peace talks appears to be shifting.
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The Two-Way
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, flanked by their wives, cut the ribbon during a ceremony Wednesday inaugurating the Guatemalan Embassy in Jerusalem.

Guatemala, Following The U.S., Opens Its Own Embassy In Jerusalem

May 16, 2018
"Guatemala takes a courageous decision," President Jimmy Morales said. But not everyone was pleased with the Latin American nation's decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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The Two-Way
Turkish demonstrators bear signs proclaiming their solidarity with the Palestinians during a rally Tuesday in Istanbul. Turkey's leftist opposition party called the demonstration to protest the killing, the day before, of dozens of Palestinians during cl

After Gaza Killings, World Reacts With Wave Of Condemnations, Calls For Restraint

May 15, 2018
The day after Israeli troops shot dozens dead during protests on the Gaza border, envoys traded barbs at the U.N., countries confronted ambassadors — and Guatemala readied an embassy move of its own.
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News
Pastor Robert Jeffress, seen here in July 2017, delivered the invocation at a ceremony marking the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Jeffress is pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas.

Religion A Large Presence As U.S. Embassy Opens In Jerusalem

May 14, 2018
The U.S. selected two evangelical Christians to offer prayers at a ceremony opening its new embassy in Jerusalem. One of the pastors, Robert Jeffress, is known for dismissing other faiths.
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Middle East

Ahead Of U.S. Embassy Move, A Look At Jerusalem's Contested History

May 13, 2018
As the U.S. prepares to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, we review the city's history with Harvard historian Derek Penslar to find out why it's perhaps the most contested place on Earth.
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World

On The Eve Of The U.S. Embassy Move, Israelis Mark Jerusalem Day

May 13, 2018
On the day before the U.S. Embassy officially moves from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israelis celebrated Jerusalem Day, an annual holiday commemorating the end of the 1967 war.
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Parallels
A partial view taken on April 30 shows the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem.

Understanding The Map Of Jerusalem, Or Trying To

May 13, 2018
The move on Monday of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem endorses Israel's view of the city — where it has reshaped the map to solidify its hold.
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Israeli-Palestinian Coverage

Being A Muslim Among Jewish Settlers

May 12, 2018
NPR'S Scott Simon speak with author Wajahat Ali about his article in The Atlantic, "A Muslim Among the Settlers," about traveling to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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The Two-Way
A worker installs decorations of Israeli and US flags on Monday.

U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv Prepares A Monday Move To Jerusalem

May 10, 2018
The relocation of the embassy has sparked celebration and outrage. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. No other countries have embassies there.

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